Where does “Gespenstschrecke” come from?
Gespenstschrecke (German) comes from German schrecke, from German Heuschrecke, from Middle High German höuschrecke, from Old High German houwiscrecko — hay-locust.
Gespenstschrecke (German): stick insect
Definitions
- stick insect
Ancestry of “Gespenstschrecke”, step by step
Gespenstschrecke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schrecke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrecke | inflection of schrecken: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | Heuschrecke | grasshopper; locust; an investor who buys... |
| 3 | Middle High German | höuschrecke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | houwiscrecko | hay-locust |